What are the benefits of plantain?

Plantain is a perennial herb that is generally not too tall and is similar to other grasses, with roots and irregularly serrated leaves. This grass has many aliases and is found in most areas, with different names in each area. This grass may not look very eye-catching, but it has very high medicinal value and efficacy. So what are the effects of plantain? Let's learn about it together.

Benefits of Plantain

Clears heat and promotes diuresis; cools blood; detoxifies. It is used to treat heat accumulation in the bladder; dysuria; stranguria and leukorrhea; dysentery due to summer heat and dampness; epistaxis; hematuria; red eyes due to liver heat; sore throat; carbuncle, swelling and ulcer

The role of plantain

1. Effect on the urinary system: Plantain has a certain diuretic effect, which can increase the water excretion of dogs, rabbits and humans, and increase the excretion of urea, uric acid and sodium chloride.

2. Antitussive, antiasthmatic and expectorant effects: Oral administration of plantain decoction at high and low doses to cats can significantly increase the cough electrical stimulation threshold of cats, and the effect is enhanced as the dose increases.

3. Anti-pathogenic microbial effect: Plantain water extract has different degrees of inhibitory effect on Trichophyton concentricum, Microspore Ringworm, Nocardia asteroides, etc. in test tubes.

4. Effects on the stomach and intestines: Giving 0.5g/kg of Plantain extract or infusion to dogs with Pavlov's small stomach and gastric disease has a bidirectional regulatory effect on gastric juice secretion; it has an antagonistic effect on the excessive secretion of gastric juice caused by rutin and the insufficient secretion of gastric juice caused by adrenaline. Plantain has an inhibitory effect on a working stomach, but has no effect on a resting stomach. Plantain can also temporarily increase intestinal fluid secretion, but has no obvious effect on intestinal motility.

5. Anti-inflammatory effect: Oral administration of 0.5g/kg or 1g/kg psyllium pectin to rats had a significant inhibitory effect on inflammatory edema caused by formaldehyde or dextran.

6. Other effects: Plantain extract has a weak inhibitory effect on Ehrlich ascites carcinoma and mouse sarcoma S180. Small doses of plantaginin can slow down the heartbeat, increase the amplitude, and raise blood pressure in rabbits, while large doses can cause heart paralysis and lower blood pressure. It also makes breathing deeper, larger and slower, promotes secretion in the bronchi and digestive tract, and promotes the movement of the intestines and uterus.

Through the above introduction, we know the effects of Plantain. This grass has a very high medicinal value and is also very useful in medical methods. It can not only clear stomach heat, but also has the effect of promoting urination. It is widely used to treat various diseases, especially for the treatment of fatty liver. It also has a special effect, mainly as a medicinal material.